Nose News
The newsletter is the one educational tool that reaches the entire membership on a regular basis.
National Police Bloodhound Association
The National Police Bloodhound Association is committed to bringing the membership an informative, quality newsletter. The purpose of this quarterly publication is to provide a training and communication tool containing valuable information to keep members current on trends and new developments that specifically affect law enforcement personnel and their hounds.
Nose News provides information and ideas to help you start up or enhance your agency’s bloodhound program, and keeps you up-to-date on what others are doing throughout the nation. Informative and professional in appearance, it is the one educational tool that reaches the entire membership on a regular basis.
The National Police Bloodhound Association welcomes all articles, photos, and information relative to law enforcement officers and their bloodhounds. We can only print and report on information that we receive, so please share your stories, ideas, articles, and information with us.
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How to submit your articles and photos…
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| Fax | (847) 945-5689 |
| Message | (847) 945-5601 (24 hour answering machine) |
Deadlines for submitting articles and photos…
| Spring | March 1 |
| Summer | June 1 |
| Fall | September 1 |
| Winter | December 1 |
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Fall 2008On the coverEmploying man-trailing bloodhounds since 1934, the Connecticut State Police K-9 program began with the establishment of a bloodhound detachment assigned to Troop 1 in Bethany. The K-9 program has continued on to this point in time, and is currently the seventh oldest K-9 program in the United States. Articles
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Summer 2008On the coverDeputy Ramona DeLaney, Riverside County, California Sheriff’s Office runs a trail with her K-9 Trooper. Approximately 66 people were in attendance at the National Police Bloodhound Association’s Spring Training Seminar which was held in Allegany State Park, Cattaraugus County, New York. Additionally, twenty instructors were on scene for nice ratio of handler/dog team to instructor groupings. Articles
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Spring 2008On the coverDeputy Gary Herman and K-9 Ruby of the Hillsborough County, Florida Sheriff’s Office have seen their fair share of action as members of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s (FDLE) Child Abduction Response Team. CART is an organized, rapid and planned response to an abducted child or other missing child incident. With a single phone call to any of FDLE’s Regional Operations Centers, local law enforcement agencies have immediate access to experts in child abduction investigations and personnel trained in the incident command system, including search and rescue professionals. Articles
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Winter 2008On the coverOffice Darren Prochaska of the Joliet Police Department and his hound, Amber, locate their missing person in a local playground. Articles
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